Toilet clanger #1 – No privacy

“This is bad Feng Shui, particularly when it opens to a bedroom as you don’t want all that steam and odour drifting straight to your bed,” she said.

Add a door to stop good energy leaking from your home.

Toilets should not be mounted against living area and bedroom walls due to operational noises and, where possible, behind the swing side of doors so they are less visible, Porter Davis senior designer Randall Pye said.

Toilet clanger #2 – Too cramped

Fitting a toilet in a tight space will make it cramped “with no positive flow to the room”, says Scott Beechey of Mitcham Plumbtec.

He said reality TV shows had convinced many homeowners that every toilet should be transformed into a powder room.

“While in theory this is a wonderful idea, in practice a standalone toilet often does not present enough room to add a basin and cabinet of any practical size,” Beechey said.

“The end result is a cramped and unpractical space that feels like an aircraft toilet without the excitement of flying.”

Toilet clanger #3 – Too fussy or trendy

Entering a toilet should be calming. If yours screams “let’s party” it may be missing its mark.

Avoid decorating with photos, religious artefacts, dolls, sculptures, artificial or dried flowers, recommended Vlada Alfimov from Home New Look house staging and redesign.

“The toilet is definitely not the right place for these things,” Alfimov said.

“Keep it simple and stick with neutral colours, classic styles and quality, natural materials and it won’t be out of date if you decide to sell in five years.”

But if you must add a little sizzle to your lavatory, add a splash of colour – ideally red – or something earthy like rock or a timber toilet seat, Fairlie said.

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